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Medical cannabis: Still much to do

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By Tom Sabulis
Sept 17, 2015

Our two Opinion pieces today revisit the issue of medical cannabis. A Georgia doctor points out clinical trials here are just beginning into cannabidiol-based treatments for children with seizures. The second author notes the Georgia law that legalized cannabis treatments did not provide for production of the product, and federal law forbids transporting marijuana products across state lines.

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